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proteases

proteases is the plural of protease.

Meaning of protease

Noun

protease (plural proteases)

  1. An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
    • As a matter of fact the casein protease digests boiled and coagulated serum far more easily than unboiled serum, as set forth by the following experiments.1903 November 2, S. G. Hedin, “On the presence of a proteolytic enzyme in the normal serum of the ox”, in The Journal of Physiology, volume 30, number 2, page 195

Phrases with proteases

Questions about proteases

What is proteases the plural of?
Proteases is the plural of protease.

Words near proteases in the dictionary

  1. proteans
  2. proteas
  3. protease
  4. protease inhibitor
  5. protease inhibitors
  6. proteases
  7. proteasic
  8. proteasomal
  9. proteasomally
  10. proteasome
  11. proteasomes

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